A workshop at last year’s safety summit held in June.(Photos © J. Maus) The City of Portland Office of Transportation has just announced the agenda and details for their 2008 Transportation Safety Summit. The event is slated for October 6th in the Portland Building Auditorium (1120 SW 5th Ave). The Summit is being organized by … Read more
Roger Geller presenting potential new city bikeway designations to an advisory committee on Tuesday.(Photo © J. Maus) As part of an ongoing effort to update the Bicycle Master Plan, city bicycle coordinator Roger Geller (and his trusty associate Denver Igarta) recently completed a field work and bikeway identification and mapping exercise in North Portland. Geller … Read more
Israel Nebeker and Ryan Dobrowski(Image grabbed from BlindPilotMusic.com) Blind Pilot is making a lot of noise in the music scene these days. The band, headed by Israel Nebeker (guitar/vocals) and Ryan Dobrowski (drums), has been heralded by the press (“I’m smitten” wrote a reviewer at the Willamette Week) and they nabbed an iTunes “Song of … Read more
BTA Board Chair Hugh Bynum(Photos © J. Maus) The Portland-based Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) is looking to expand their Board of Directors. The BTA’s Board is a key part of the organization and it helps set the direction and tone of their advocacy work. Their Board currently operates with 12 members, but according to public … Read more
Watch TriMet TV episode below.(Photo © J. Maus) The latest episode of TriMet TV is titled, Buses, Trains & Bikes: Sharing the Road. The piece outlines many safe biking measures aimed at keeping bike riders safe while operating around buses and MAX trains. Among all the expected messages the narrator shares (use signals, walk your … Read more
The view from a truck mirror.(Photo: Aaron Tarfman) The Portland Water Bureau plans to host an event next week that will educate the community about the unique safety concerns of large trucks. According to a press release from the Bureau, the event will take place in a parking lot near the Rose Quarter (adjacent to … Read more
Download the 2-page report (PDF) A new report has found that the total economic activity generated by bike-related industry in Portland totals approximately $90 million, a 38% increase in value since 2006. The report — which was conducted by Alta Planning and Design (whose principal Mia Birk is the former bicycle program manager for the … Read more
“Loss of the Colwood open space could also result in a permanent gap in the 40-Mile Loop Bike and Pedestrian Trail.”— Tony Fuentes, NE Portland resident and member of the Keep Colwood Green! Coalition Citizen activists and a host of environmental organizations and neighborhood associations are hoping to save 138 acres of open space that … Read more
A PDOT concept drawing of new on-street bike corrals coming to downtown Portland by the end of this month.(Click to enlarge)
This just in from the Portland Police Bureau’s Public Information Office: UPDATED statement posted at 11:10pm: “On Tuesday, September 9, 2008, officers from East Precinct and the Major Crash Team were called to the area of Southeast 122 Avenue and Southeast Division Street on a serious injury collision involving a motor vehicle and bicyclist. During … Read more
Lance Armstrong, shown here at the Oregon Convention Center in February, is no stranger to Portland’s bike-friendliness.(Photos © J. Maus) By now, I’m sure many of you have read the story heard ’round the world about Lance Armstrong’s rumored return to bike racing. VeloNews posted a story about it yesterday, and now the rumors have … Read more
Reader Donna just send me this Craigslist posting from a new bike repair service based in Southeast Portland: I’m a small shop owner specializing in service and sales of vintage bicycles. I’m a recent graduate of United Bicycle Institute and have been working on classic bikes for over 6 years, performing everything from custom builds … Read more